March 1999 - Sinister - missprint.org

Sinister: The Shapiros/The Gentle Waves
by John 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Hi Tim (and list) I'm so so happy you brought up the Shapiros. What a brilliant band they were. Probably the best short-lived joy of indiepop music... I dare say they were Pam's bestest outfit (well, after the Foxgloves, sorry Mr Trousers). Thank god their singles are not rare like the Black Tambourine ones so buy bye (to quote Maya) everyone, who hasn't yet. Of course, their best song has to be "Do You Know", reason enough for being forever grateful to wee jj of Fantastic Records. . . Erm, how come everyone is posting their views on The Gentle Waves. I thought the single wasn't out yet. Anyway, i'm a bit surprised to hear that they're reminiscent of The Rosehips, I have to say I was expecting a more classy comparison, given that most of the songs use cool instruments like flute and clarinet. Admittedly, I had the Would-Be-Goods in mind but how should I know, since I haven't heard the GW single yet (i can't wait). Besides, Jessica's voice is totally different (and far better, mind you). Oh well, I can't help contradicting myself all the time. I have best to send this now. At last i'm going out, after a week of acute pharyngitis. Which probably just is a more formal term for sore throat. Anyhow it was really terrible. Take care everyone. John x ps (1): on the turntable right now: Scarlet's Well - Strange Letters LP (Bid is back - hooray!) ps (2): Thank you Honey! (you know what for) +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | The coolest site for free home pages, email, chat, e-cards, movie info.. | | http://www.goplay.com - it's time to Go Play! | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: belle and sebbie dreams
by Kerry Lannert 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

so i don't post very often, but i just had to share. last night *both* my boyfriend and i dreamt about belle and seb. funny thing, he's not even a fan. my dream wasn't very interesting: they played here at hampshire and i tracked down wee chris and talked to him, then someone stole my bag. very boring. but my boyfriend's dream was more interesting: he dreamt of an early release of judy and the dream of horses, and on the cover were two people from the band (one male, one female) dressed as teddy bears. tee hee. -kerry http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~kwl96 +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Lycee Harringay
by Arantxa Sanz 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Dear all: I hadn't noticed in any of his previous correspondence, our Duke was a teacher.His glamour has ,if such a thing is possible, rised and rised till unreachable levels after this discovery of mine. Exeter is a lovely place to bring kids up, the whole Devon is, so I will set up my official residence there when becoming a mother and obviously send my spree to Harringay.The uniform will be Campbell's kilt, what a question, Tim !And lessons will be like the Trapp family acts but with Felt / Feelies soundtrack. A. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: london calling
by Marie Elia 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

dear shinishter... wow... *sigh* of contentment... i was devoid of all hope of ever receiving my stow t-shirt (having ordered over 4 weeks ago), but today -- beautiful day! -- what's in my box? well, actually a little yellow slip with my name on it. but when i brought this little slip up to the nice post office ladies, they magically turned it into a slim, record-shaped, cardboard envelope... and inside -- powderblue goodness! just in time for me to wear it on my plane to london tomorrow... and possibly every day after that.... yes, as kimmy mentioned: i saw a picture of IYFS in JANE magazine i forget what for. why was i reading that magazine? (sorry if you like, but i'd define it as a TEEN for those who are not teen. would you call that accurate?) my darling friend [marie] *somehow* received it in her mailslot one day.... it was actually an advertisement for stereos or something, but there was a stack of cds, including IYFS, and also sonic youth, the eels, afghan whigs, pj harvey, and other assorted sundry albums... weird. the funny thing is, if it had been TBWTAS, it might have made sense, since that is new... hmmm... ah, but what kimmy failed to mention, although it was *implied*, is that i actually pay the good people at JANE my hard earned cash to send me their 120page piece of glossy fluff. what can i say? i take secret pleasure in running up to my room with a good fashion magazine and a box of cookies and poring over pics of models i'll never look like wearing clothes that would never fit me... a little sadistic, i know. but kimmy, what do you call wearing pink velvet platform shoes? girly, definitely. sadistic? quite possibly... well, if that's yr cup of tea... (kisskiss!) okay kids -- tomorrow, it's off to london for me! so far my only definite plans are the looper show on wednesday. otherwise it's three of us girls wandering about the streets... take care! xo, marie +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Skank Bloc Bolognese Sauce
by Michael Jones 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Hello homies, I've just had some cod. It was bloody awful. Stuart Original-G had this to say: >Other top moments from this week's NME include their description of "Belle >And Sebastian's forthcoming nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet >holiday camp gangwanking whimsy-thon". I kid you not... Aww, don't it warm the cockles of your heart to see one of the more withered tentacles of IPC's Empire of Tedium get all flustered over something it has no part in ? That's all right boys, keep fondling the egos of myopic careerist pedestrian-grey guitar dullards with your tepid swill of arthritic prose - you never know, you might squeeze in an expenses jolly to Tokyo before the lights go out in Kings Reach Tower and you're left scrabbling around in the dirt for that last Mojo staffer position. Oh, that feels better. Though MS Word tells me it's too long a sentence. Get stretched, Billy G. Why does no-one talk about Belmondo on this list ? Are you all afraid ? There's a six-disc box-set coming out on Mille Plateaux early in the summer - liner notes by Helene Cixous, natch. All yr favourites and no filler. It's a perfect pop pal, pal. Mike. _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: The Rockin' Berries (NBSC. In fact, resoundingly off-topic)
by Tim Hopkins 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Mister PJ 'Roger' Miller said (in reference to some fat berk talking about the LP of Prince Charles being given Wales for his very own...) >This is the most fascinating thing I've read on the list in ages. >This is the truth. Have you got it, Tim? Could you scan the cover >and send it to Paul? I've seen that Welsh voodoo slate circle thing >where he was initiated, you know. Prince Charles, I mean, not Paul. >It was the same day I bought the Runaround Quiz Book, which was the >subject of fevered debate on the list a few months ago. WHSmith's. >The Queen did it. Wearing green, I think. Sadly, I don't have the LP. I saw it in a pound box in a stall on Plymouth market about ten years ago. It might still be there, but I wouldn't recommend going to to look for it because Plymouth is a strange and terrible place. Strangely enough, the most loathsome aspect of that town is their particularly unpleasant football team, who play in a manky monkey-snot green strip. Perhaps green clothes is the link. Or perhaps it is the fact that Prince Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall, and Plymouth is (culturally) part of Cornwall. All I know is it's all related, pal. Yeah. Sorry if I have offended anyone from Plymouth on this list, but I'm only telling the truth. The Duke of Tiverton wrote: >some stuff I've deleted about Black Tambourine, and getting an >education Yes, yes, and don't you think the time might round about now be just perfect for that long dreamed-of Shapiros compilation, pal? How come no-one talks about the Shapiros on this list? For anyone intrigued by the prospect of getting a Dukester-style education, it is always important to remember that you absolutely ARE allowed to say "oi, Sir, what is this crap music you're playing? I can barely concentrate on my wire sculpture project", and (as long as you have remembered to call him Sir), he won't mind, especially since you mentioned Wire, which shows you've been listening. If he asks you to stay behind after pop class for a little extra Feelies lesson on the side, well, I can recommend it. But when it's time to study Meat Whiplash, run away. Pal. The best thing ever in Plymouth was a record shop called Meat Whiplash. It had *Bobby Gillespie* written on the shop hoarding. It was amazing. This was when Bobby was the International King of all things pop, mind, before he turned into a sad, wee-stained rawk parody. The shop closed down. Duke, what's the uniform like at the Harringay Ecole Superieur de Pop? And what are the fees? Hm. what an unusually South-West England orientated post. Ah! Lee Hazelwood. I detest Lee Hazelwood for the following reasons: 1. that moustache 2. forcing The Byrds to erase most of Gram Parsons' vocals from Sweetheart of The Rodeo. I'm not sure this is true, but I think it is. And here's a little riddle for you, from the Hopkins archive of elderly and retired jokes (it's where the jokes go to die): You're stuck in a lift with a hungry tiger, an angry cobra and the editor of a major music publication. You have a gun, and two bullets. What do you do? That is all for now. Sorry about the low interest factor in this post. But I was bursting to talk about the Shapiros. And now I've relived myself. Phew. Have good weekends Tim Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: students and kerouac.
by u01cjtc 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

The only reason students tell 1000 people they dont know, what they are doing is because they want to sound intellegent. By saying, "I've just finnished a 1000000 word essay on the political theories behind the writing the film, bambi. And i've got another one to write by lunchtime." we, the reader are supposed to think, "wow I could never do that, they must be a genius." It is a bit like your mother boasting about what amazing things you've been doing to other mothers in, for example, doctors' waiting rooms or down the bingo on a wednesday evening. It is self gratification without the need for tissues. I also like On the Road by Mr. Kerouac, but Desolation angels is a bit wank, and I know nothing about the guy so wouldn't like to comment. colin. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: I'd rather Jack
by Mctaggart, Robert 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Dear Beatniks and Book Burners, Naively, I never expected my Jack Kerouac comments to cause such a stir. I err...got a bit carried away. Actually, I do like one Kerouac novel, "Maggie Cassidy". By the end of that one I was in love with Maggie Cassidy myself, which is quite a compliment, I think. Tim's right too, what people are like in person doesn't necessarily negate the work they produce. I'm a big Serge Gainsbourg fan and no-one could call him perfect. But at least he never pretended otherwise and I find Jack's preaching of freedom just a tad hypocritical, given that he was prone to bigotry. And I think he's the sort of person who likes to come out with the statement "I love women" when he really means "I'm constantly on the pull cos I think with my prick, and I'm too fucking selfish to have any concept of loyalty". Anyway, I'll pass over the comments comparing criticising Kerouac to right wing bible belt book burners, because that was just ridiculous. Mark C wrote: >I don't know if being a pure route one entertainer is a valid reason for >liking anyone (back to Steps again, I suppose). I read an interview with Pete Waterman on the train the other day. In it, he cited the mighty influences of Northern Soul, Motown and hi-NRG on his work, claimed that he was giving the kids what they want, said that he was "street" about 20 times (because he lives in Warrington, which is where I work, and it's hardly the Bronx), that people hated him merely because he was rich and successful, and that PWL were the most truly independent label in the country. All very interesting (except that's what he always says), and there may be some truth in it. So when you're listing your reasons for not liking Pete Waterman, the only really relevant one is not that he makes blatantly commercial production line pop records for a mass audiences, (there's nothing inherently wrong with that), but that Steps are shit. Peter Miller wrote: >Speaking of courses, how come only students feel the need to tell 1000 >strangers what "work" they're doing? You don't hear roadsweepers >saying "I've got fourteen streets to do before lunchtime" do you? DO >YOU? No, you don't. Because no one gives two hoots. It's funny cos it's true. Duke wrote: >You never heard 'Throw Aggi Off The Bridge' with it's Meat Whiplash >sonic wall of melody? Actually I have. And I rather liked it. But surely if you'd said a "Jesus and Mary Chain wall of melody", people might actually have got an idea of what you were talking about? >And you ask Meat Wholash???? get an education, kids! Yeah, you heard him - get an education kids. To save you from the wrath of our very own Oliver Cromwell of pop, here's the information you need. Meat Whiplash, named after one of the late, great Fire Engines' more average songs, came from Scotland (East Kilbride, as I recall). They made a single, "Don't slip up" on Creation, which sounded like it could've been a bonus track on "Psychocandy". Not bad, but nothing to feel you've missed out on. I seem to remember them doing a Peel session, but don't quote me on that. Better than Steps, but not as good as Britney Spears. I do hope that clears up any perceived gaps in your knowledge. Melonballs wrote: >(by the way, do you like my new, and hopefully improved, tag?) But Chris, how can you improve on perfection? Love Tag xx +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: Touch my penis with the milk from your mother's breast (which is sour)
by Warrander John - FML 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

Hello my long haired lovers from Liverpool, Has nobody mentioned the "unofficial" CD release of the Black Session cos they're worried that Jeepster will come round their house and give them a good kicking? I wouldn't concern yourselves too much, I shouldn't imagine Jeepster quite have the power of arrest just yet. Well, not for just knowing about bootlegs. I wouldn't do anything rash like buying these things or anything stupid like that. Especially not from your friendly local market stall record dealer. Even if he does offer you a "good price". After the Brits success and a rumoured five fold increase in record sales for our heroes, that's a lot of pennies in the kitty for the hiring of a crack legal team. So be warned. I personally passed on the "bootleg" CD option in favour of supporting Isobel's alleged "cake" habit by purchasing both The Gentle Waves single and album. The single reminds me of one of Stoke's 80s indie hopefuls, jangletastic power poppers The Rosehips. One of my favourite bands not so long ago and on the wonderful Subway label to boot. Did anybody else see Martin Whitehead on the telly recently? He still looks like a girl. Anyway, not being a lazy good for nothing student I command an absolutely enormous disposable income so I went back and got the bootleg CD too. How fucking irresponsible was that? To those who like to dance, Mr McTaggart has decided to celebrate his birthday by swanning around Glasgow over Easter. Highlight of the weekend will be shaking his botty to the soulful tunes at Uptight on Good Friday. Small gifts would probably be well received. Any sick mutherf***ers in the great North West may be interested in Club International at Night & Day on Thursday April 1st. They're the ones with disabled people on their posters and the premise of the evening appears to be "insult as much people as possible", especially if they're "right-on Northern Quarter (hahaha) wankers". Apparently they will play some fairly groovy 60s garage punk in between the tasteful ditties by "unfortunate" children and blind accordion players. I'm afraid I can't reveal exactly what the cabaret will consist of cos they won't tell me. They do have the interesting concept of paying to get out though. See you all there then. Love...John +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Sinister: incoherence to sinister
by Kimberly Rehak 19 Mar '99

19 Mar '99

hello you lot! well, i'm in the midst of writing a paper for tomorrow so i decided i need a break. i need a break!!!! ah. SNAPs! that my spring break begins in twelve hours so that i won't have my little head explode. bOOm! i've been listening to alot of stu-and-the-gang lately because i've been upset about a boy. but i just listened to some of the clash, then some sleater kinney, now i'm onto some tori--i'm getting better! eh?--(sorry, everything i listen to is pretty mainstream!) ...speaking of mainstream, eh-HEMM!, it seems that the lovely b&s are becoming quite that. i saw a picture of IYFS in JANE magazine i forget what for. why was i reading that magazine? (sorry if you like, but i'd define it as a TEEN for those who are not teen. would you call that accurate?) my darling friend [marie] *somehow* received it in her mailslot one day and i was flipping through it while she tried to do her homework for her chemistry-for-english-majors-class. we had a brief "that's odd" interlude about that. hardly worth mentioning, i know...there was an article that i read in there on the artist formerly known as ginger spice too. ooolala so what else? my heel hurts. i just realized that it has been bleeding. "the boy" slapped me in the heel where i had a blister from wearing too-high pink velvet platforms the other day. i'm such a girl... alright, some b&s content: the other day (the day i was wearing the pink shoes) i was giving my friend tapes of the black sessions and tigermilk for him to tape and this is the conversation that ensued: him: we're like dead-heads me: yeah, except for something alittle more meaningful him: haha, well, it depends on who you talk to me: i know... (i think if i talked to half of the people that go to my school i'd get banished for the "meaningful" part of that conversation. and if i said that about dave matthews i'd get castrated) isn't that _true_ though? i assume if it wasn't that i wouldn't be here thinking to myself that *maybe* one of the 900 or so of you out there is going to like me and is actually read this. to make anyone feel better who feels the same way, i read you!!! i think this post is going like my paper on dickens, the social reformist. very incoherient. but that's how i am. any suggestions for cds i should get when i'm home for break?? i already have started to compile a list. i always go through the scenario where i forget everthing i wanted to buy as soon as i walk into a store, so i'm hoping this works. i saw the russian film "bop" [the thief] today. what a beautiful little boy with a sad story. you should see it, yes! wowo, i'm writing alot tonight, shame-shame it's not for my paper. i wrote a poem. i had it all typed up to send to every one of you. i'm not a good judge of poetry AT ALL but i like it because it is the first time i've been really honest with myself about a situation...but i got a rush of self-consciousness and deleted it. but if you would like to read it i could send it to you (personally, of course). i'm going to finish my paper now. i am...really... all you in london, take care of my marie for me next week! byebye kisskiss KIMberly *do something pretty while you can. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo(a)majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "nambling pambling rice pudding & crochet holiday camp +-+ +-+ gangwanking whimsy-thon" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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